Trust Grade Doctor

There are two Trust Doctor posts within the Division for Medicine and Integrated care, for 4 months. One post is in Acute Medicine at Charing Cross Hospital and the other is in Respiratory Medicine. Trust doctors are based on the ward. The day starts with a MDT review of potential ward discharges. Patient-orientated tasks arise from the ward round where Trust Doctor's present the new patients. The rest of the day is spent continuing the care of the patients on the ward, completing specific tasks from the ward round and dealing with acutely unwell patients.

The general responsibilities of the post-holders are to:

• Daily review of all patients admitted in their allocated ward areas
• Attend MDT meetings and lead these meetings in the absence of the consultant or registrar
• Take part in the General Internal Medicine on call rota
• Teach junior medical/paramedical staff and Year 3 and Year 6 medical studies of Imperial College School of Medicine.

The post holder will be expected to attend the structured teaching programme provided by the department and regular FY1 teaching. During a normal day on the ward the Trust Doctor will summaries the new patients on the ward and update the list of patients. They will present on the ward round and priorities any tasks created during the round. After the ward round the Trust Doctor will continue to complete tasks and deal with unpredictable events such as deteriorating patients. They will also be involved in discussions with family members and continue to care for the patients on the wards.

At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care. Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You'll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career. Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.

The statutory requirement to be fully Covid-19 vaccinated as a condition of employment from April 2022 is subject to legislative review. At Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, we strongly encourage and support vaccination uptake as this remains the best line of defence against COVID19. The successful applicant may have contact with patients and service users and as part of our pre-employment checks and risk assessments, we will ask all candidates to confirm whether or not they have been fully vaccinated or have a medical exemption.

As part of our continued response to Covid19 we are still conducting the majority of our interviews virtually.

We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part-time or job share. Please talk to us at interview.

The post holder will participate in daily board and ward rounds, complete jobs from the ward round, and attend weekly radiology meetings. They will be expected to be able to:

• Take a history and examine a patient
• Identify and synthesise problems
• Prescribe safely
• Keep an accurate and relevant medical record
• Manage time and clinical priorities effectively
• Communicate effectively with patients, relatives and colleagues
• Use evidence, guidelines and audit to benefit patient care
• Act in a professional manner at all times
• Cope with ethical and legal issues which occur during the management of patients with general medical problems
• Educate patients effectively
• Teach junior colleagues and medical students

See attached job description for further details.